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Patent GB-189810483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrical Switches.
Inventor: ABBOTT FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-05-07
Granted: 1899-04-22
Abstract: 10,483. Abbott, F. W., and Bill, R. W. May 7. Switches adapted for high voltage currents. The movable arm B carries a crosshead C fitted with contacts adapted to engage fixed contacts G on the base. It is mounted on a sleeve working on a spindle D, and is provided with a spring J to give a quick break. The handle E is carried by a rocker F on the spindle, and is provided with a heel-piece E'adapted to engage the end of the lever B to break contact. The crosshead C is provided with a buffer H to prevent jarring, and is insulated from the switch mechanism by insulating-washers I. The contacts G are formed as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
Patent GB-189813027-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hollow Rivets or Eyelets for Fastening Buttons and in the Method of Manufacturing the said Rivets or Eyelets.
Inventor: PLAYER WILLIAM CLARK
Filed: 1898-06-10
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 13,027. Player, W. C., and Bayliss, A. V. June 10. Rivets.-Relates to the manufacture in one piece of an eyelet for attaching buttons. A circular blank is taken and drawn by dies to the form shown in Fig. 6. By a further process the double flange a<5>, Fig. 1, is produced. The end a' may be punched out by the tool which bends over the edge a' to attach the eyelet to the button B. If desired, the end a' may remain closed.
Patent GB-189815475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cranes, Fire-escapes, and suchlike Structures.
Inventor: ROCHE DAVID
Filed: 1898-07-14
Granted: 1899-07-14
Abstract: 15,475. Roche, D. July 14. Boat raising and lowering gear.-The boat is suspended from davits pivoted at A<3> and carrying sliding blocks C through which passes a shaft D. Upon this shaft are mounted wheels C<1>, C', which run on upwardly and outwardly inclined guides C<2>, so that the gravitating and wedging action of the shaft and blocks C maintains the davits inboard. Catches J<5> lock the davits in this position. The apparatus is worked by pulley tackle E and A acting in opposite directions.
Patent GB-189821150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electric Railways or Tramways on a Road Contact System.
Inventor: HUNGERBUHLER EMIL
Filed: 1898-10-07
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 21,150. Hungerbuhler, E. Oct. 7. Electric railways and tramways with road contacts operated partly by magnets on the vehicle and partly mechanically. Conductors; switches; collectors.-The contactstud a carries an armature b which is turned by a magnet s on the vehicle, and as it turns it is caused to rise by the roller h attached to it rolling over a spring or counterbalanced helical track k. The collecting-skate t then depresses the stud, and completes the circuit between it and the feeder o at the contacts n. After the skate has passed, the stud rises again and breaks the circuits preparatory to being turned by a second magnet s' so that it can fall flush with the roadway. The stud is insulated at g, where it works through a stuffing- box in the lid of a casing e enclosing the switch. The magnets, which may be excited by the main current or otherwise, are placed at right-angles to each other, and are mounted so that they can be turned to suit the direction of travel.
Patent GB-189823609-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Irons.
Inventor: THEED ARTHUR GIBSON
Filed: 1898-11-09
Granted: 1899-09-09
Abstract: 23,609. Theed, A. G. Nov. 9. Ironing.-The handle e of the hand-iron a is supported between the gas supply pipe g and the upright f. Products of combustion escape through the openings i. An opening at the back is closed by the door k, which may be pivoted to the iron or slide in guides.
Patent GB-189825284-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bottle for Preventing the Fraudulent Refilling thereof.
Inventor: HOWARD GEORGE DAVID
Filed: 1898-11-30
Granted: 1899-11-11
Abstract: 25,284. Howard, G. D., [Starck, H.]. Nov. 30. Inkstands.-The bottle shown is constructed to prevent fraudulent refilling, and is adapted to contain ink &c. The bottle is made of conical or other suitable shape, and is provided with two necks 3, 7, the former for filling and the latter for emptying the vessel. The neck 3 is surrounded by an annular flange 4, and, after the bottle is filled, this neck is closed by the cap 5, which is cemented &c. in position. Grooves are formed in the neck and cap to hold the cement. The outlet 6 to the emptying-neck 7 forms a seat for the ball valve 10, which, when the bottle is inverted, rests in the recess 8. Partitions 9 are formed in the neck to prevent the insertion of a filling-tube, and the end 11 of the neck is directed upwards. When the bottle is used as an ink-bottle, the upper partition 9 serves to retain a small portion of the ink for dipping purposes, and prevents too great a quantity from being taken up.
Patent GB-189909902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Switch Devices for Railroads.
Inventor: GAUL MAX
Filed: 1899-05-10
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 9902. Gaul, M. May 10. Points and switches operated from the engine or vehicle. A roller-ended arm l engages one side or the other of the pointed end of a lever p pivoted in the roadway and connected to the point tongues. The position of the arm l is controlled by a cam disc d with projections and depressions arranged according to the number of the switches and the desired position to be assumed by them The cam disc is turned after passing each switch by a spring, ratchet-wheel c, and escapement lever g, which strikes an inclined guide i fixed on the sleepers.
Patent GB-189920584-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Brake-blocks for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: JOYCE FREDERICK RICHARD CHURCH
Filed: 1899-10-13
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 20,584. Joyce, F. R. C. Oct. 13. Brakes, blocks for. The channel E cut in the back of the brake block A has parallel or helical grooves F for the reception of the correspondingly - shaped heads H of the bolts J which connect the block to the brake arm. The channel E may have a grooved metal lining.
Patent GB-189921451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Purifying Water or other Liquids.
Inventor: GATHMANN LOUIS
Filed: 1899-10-27
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 21,451. Gathmann, L. Oct. 27. Separating Liquids from solids.-Water and other liquids are freed from their solid impurities by passing through one or two centrifugal separators, and are sterilized by passing an electric current, preferably an alternating current, through them. In the apparatus shown, the sterilizer is placed between two separators. The centrifugal separators comprise cylindrical chambers 17 with conical ends 18 and tangential inlets and outlets 20, 27 and 21, 38 respectively for the liquid and outlets 22, 24 for the impurities. The sterilizing-chamber 26 is insulated with enamel or a coating of sulphur. The apparatus may be placed in a water main or a bye-pass thereon.
Patent GB-189923137-A (GB)
Title: A New Game.
Inventor: DONISTHORPE WORDSWORTH
Filed: 1899-11-20
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 23,137. Donisthorpe, W., and Pilleau, F. S. Nov. 20. Word-making games.-Relates to a word-making game played on a board divided into squares, with pieces marked with the letters of the alphabet and additional pieces, suitably marked, which may be used to denote any letter. The pieces are moved one square at a time, the object being to bring them into positions to form words. The board has preferably 81 squares, in which case each player has 27 men, 26 marked with the letters of the alphabet, and one with some other design.
Patent GB-190002770-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Photographic Roll-films.
Filed: 1900-02-12
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 2770. Abel, C. D., [Actiengesellschaft fiir Anilin Fabrikation]. Feb. 12. Sensitized films; roller slides; envelopes for plates and the like.-Consists in coating the wrapper or covering of daylight rolls of film with a layer, impermeable to water, such as collodion. This prevents injury to the film from the dyes &c. in the covering.
Patent GB-190004737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Chimneys, Ventilating Shafts and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1900-03-13
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 4737. Boult, A. J., [Dickinson, P.] March 13. Bends. - Where a stove pipe, ventilating- pipe, or exhaust steam-pipe has to be carried through a roof, the outside and inside vertical sections of the pipe are made to end near the roof in flattened elbows g, and these are connected by a flattened section f, making two hinge joints n, o with securing-pins 6, 8, so that it is set at rightangles to the slope of the roof. The connecting-section is divided into two subsections k, m, which are united by a broad collar p covering the bole in the roof and are held together by a pair of bolts t. The collar may have a ventilating-hole covered by a cap, which can be raised by a screw with an endless cord and pulley.
Patent GB-190006461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Photographic Shutters
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1900-04-06
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 6461. Boult, A. J., [Reichenbach, H. M.]. April 6. Shutters.-Relates to a shutter for time or rapid exposures, with two oscillating blades I, I<1> pivoted near opposite ends of the horizontal diameter of the casing C. The movement is communicated to the blades by a semicircular plate (not shown), the lower ends of which are connected to crank-pins on the blades, and the top of which is connected to a spring-supported pawl P by a pivot R. The pawl P is pushed back by a tooth on the edge of a disc mounted on the lens tube, so that, when released by pressing back the catch lever D<1>, it is rotated by the spiral spring M. The shutter blades are closed by the spring U, after the pawl P has passed over the point of the tooth. The length of the exposure is regulated by the length of the tooth, and teeth of different length, at different points of the periphery of the disc, can be brought under the pawl P by turning the toothed wheel X. For time exposures, stops Z, Z<1> are interposed by turning the lever G, to arrest the stud B<1> and hold the shutter open until released by again pushing the stud F of the lever D'. The shutter casing may be integral with the lens tube, the shutter acting between the two lenses.
Patent GB-190009559-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Advertisement Tablets, Decorated Facia and the like.
Inventor: MARTIN ALFRED
Filed: 1900-05-24
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 9559. Martin, A. May 24. Advertising; signboards.-Advertisement tablets, decorative facias, and the like, Fig. 3, are formed with raised representations of letters or designs, or of the articles to be advertised. They are formed by casting, in a gelatine mould, plaster mixed to a paste with a solution of boric acid, ammonia, and salt, in which a cloth t is impregnated or embedded. The articles, when hardened, are suitably coated and decorated.
Patent GB-190011778-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ammonia Absorption Refrigerating Apparatus.
Inventor: PRENTICE JOHN
Filed: 1900-06-29
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 11,778. Prentice, J., and Prentice, A. W. June 29. Refrigerating. - Relates to ammonia absorption refrigerating-apparatus in which the transfer of strong and weak liquors between the generator G, absorber A, and service vessel S is automatically controlled When steam is being passed into the coil in the generator, the gas pressure acts through the diaphragm D to open the valves E, F, so that weak liquor flows from the service vessel S to the absorber A. As the pressure in the generator falls, a second diaphragm K operates a weighted lever and trip gear to open a valve which connects the generator to the absorber for reducing the pressure in the absorber ; thereupon the diaphragm D returns, closing the valves E, F, and opening the valve X through another trip gear, so that the remaining pressure forces the weak liquor from the generator to the service vessel. When the absorber is empty, the float Z falls, and opens the valve X<11> to equalize the pressure in the absorber and generator, so that strong liquor can flow down through the valve X<1>, which is closed again as the float rises.
Patent GB-190015456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Untwisting and Opening Ropes used in Tying Bundles of Flax and Preparing same for Spinning.
Inventor: EVES JOSHUA VALENTINE
Filed: 1900-08-30
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 15,456. Eves, J. V., and Lucas, T. Aug. 30. Untwisting ropes.-Relates to apparatus for untwisting ropes made from flax fibres for use in tying bundles of flax, and consists in the combination with an opener gill frame of a rotating coiler, which engages with and untwists the rope as it enters the feed-rollers of the machine. The opener is provided with a roller A and a cylinder B having toothed wire, but any form of gill frame, or a doffing-comb, may be used, to remove the fibre from the roller A. Behind the feedrollers D is placed the rotating coiler E, which holds the rope between the springs H and untwists it. The coiler E is carried by a spindle K in a footstep e pivoted at e<1>, and is rotated by the friction bevel-wheels G. The coiler is opened on a longitudinal hinge, to allow the rope to be inserted. In modifications, (1) the tube E has an open side through which the rope passes to the spring clips, and (2) the tube E is provided with a sliding sleeve and the rope passes through side openings, not opposite one another, in the tube and sleeve.
Patent GB-190018672-A (GB)
Title: Improved One Horse Potato Digger.
Inventor: GLOVER WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-10-19
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 18,672. Glover, W. Oct. 19. Potato diggers ; ploughs.-Relates to attachments to a plough to adapt it for digging potatoes. The Provisional Specification describes the invention as a separate implement. Fig. 1 shows a turnwrest plough with the mouldboards removed and with the potato-digging attachments in position. Skimmers or coulters c<3> for cutting the sides of the drill are adjustably secured to the cross-piece c<1> of a T-shaped bar, the stem of which is secured by means of a bracket d and hook bolts to the beam a of the plough. A bar with prongs e is secured at the bottom of the plough frame to raise the potatoes and leave them in a row on the surface of the ground. The bar e may be arranged with an upward inclination. A plate h may be placed over the gap in the plough body caused by the removal of the mouldboards and the like.
Patent GB-190101493-A (GB)
Title: Portable Charging Machine for Inclined Gas Retorts.
Inventor: WEST JOHN
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 1493. West, J. Jan. 22. Gas retorts.-A portable charging-machine, to serve a set of inclined gas retorts, is formed with a framework having corner guides a supported by axles b and wheels c on overhead rails g fixed to backstays of the retort bench and suspended from overhead storage hoppers or girders and traversed by means of an endless chain f and gear. A measuring-chamber l, with an adjustable overflow plate and an outlet door communicating with a sliding charging-shoot m, is suspended by chains from wheels n and hoisting-gear o, so that the shoot m can be raised and then slid into any mouthpiece. Coal is supplied from overhead hoppers, either before or after the machine is brought into position, through a funnel h and a telescopic shoot i composed of cylinders with internal and external rims at opposite ends.
Patent GB-190109921-A (GB)
Title: A Marker for Keeping the Score at the Game of "Bridge".
Inventor: HUNT THOMAS AUBREY
Filed: 1901-05-13
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 9921. Hunt, T. A. May 13. Scoring and marking.-A scoring-board for the game of bridge is formed with several series of rollers, each suitably marked with figures, one of which can be exposed through an opening in the cover. In the arrangement shown, the board is divided into five compartments, for scoring the first, second, and third games, honours, and the total respectively. Each compartment is fitted with three rollers B, C, D, for marking hundreds, tens, and units, and the " total" " compartment may be fitted with a fourth roller E to score thousands. In some cases, the "total" compartment is dispensed with. The scorer for the two sides may be combined, in which case it is divided into ten compartments, if " totals" are marked, or eight, if they are not.
Patent GB-190110088-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Treating Affected Parts of the Body with Heat, Light, or Electricity in certain Cases Simultaneously
Inventor: TIMAR IGNAZ
Filed: 1901-05-15
Granted: 1901-09-14
Abstract: 10,088. Timar, I. May 15. Electricity, administering light, treating diseases with; cooling - appliances; heating - appliances.- Apparatus for treating affected parts of the body with light, heat, and electricity comprises a vessel 1, which can be closed by a cap 6, and is provided on its inner face with insulating-blocks 2 carrying metal plates 3 connected by wires 4 to a suitable source of electricity. Lights 5 are provided between the blocks 2. The vessel 1 may be heated by dissolving acetate of soda or similar salt in water, or it may be filled with cold water. A moist heat may be obtained by covering the plates 3 with moist felt &c.
Patent GB-190110286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Mud-guards particularly for Cycles and Motor-cars.
Inventor: DOVER HORACE WALTER
Filed: 1901-05-17
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 10,286. Dover, H. W. May 17. Moulding celluloid mud guards.-Relates to improvements in the processes for making mud guards for velocipedes, motor road vehicles, &c. of celluloid &c. described in Specification No. 20,143, A.D. 1897. A tube of unseasoned celluloid, whether flattened, or curved longitudinally, is seasoned as usual and the ends are closed by applying solvent to the inner surfaces and then compressing the ends by means of clamps, one of which is formed with an air connection and a pipe leading into the tube. The tube is then placed in a mould of suitable form, and, after being heated, is expanded by blowing in air so as to fit the mould. A suitable form of tube is shown in section in Fig. 1. The tube is flattened, as shown in Fig. 2, to receive a clip comprising plates h, and bolts g, by which it is secured to the rear fork crown of a cycle, and is formed with a socket k, Fig. 5, to receive the clip l, by which it is attached to the stays i.
Patent GB-190111122-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Nest for Poultry.
Inventor: GREEN NORMAN
Filed: 1901-05-30
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 11,122. Green, N. May 30 Poultry houses and coops. - Relates to the construction of a nest specially adapted for the use of sitting hens. The nest is made of earthenware or the like with a chamber B for water or other liquid. The chamber B is filled through an opening C. The bottom A of the nest is porous, so that the moisture can percolate through it. The Provisional Specification states that the chamber B may be dispensed with, and the nest made of porous material, so that it can be saturated with water before use.
Patent GB-190111311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Trousers, Breeches, and similar Articles or Apparel.
Inventor: MONKS THOMAS
Filed: 1901-06-03
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 11,311. Monks, T. June 3. Trousers, breeches, knickerbockers, and the like; suspenders for articles of dress.-Relates principally to trousers, breeches, and knickerbockers, but is also applicable to any other articles of male or female apparel which are capable of being supported from the waist, and has for its object to render these garments self-suspensory. Fig. 1 shows in side view one arrangement applied to a pair of trousers. The trousers are divided at each side, and are provided with suspensory straps as shown. The position of the straps with regard to the front and back parts of the garment may be the reverse of that shown in the Figure. Fig. 2 shows a modification, in which only two straps are used, one b on each side and attached together at the back by a buckle b'. The flaps a, a' of the garment may also be fastened together by buttons or the like, or by a more or less elastic connection.
Patent GB-190112919-A (GB)
Inventor: GULLIVER HARRY
Filed: 1901-06-25
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 12,919. Gulliver, H. June 25. Fog and audible signals ; signals on engines and trains; signalling to cabins etc.; indicators and repeaters, signal ; contacts, mechanical and electric. -Relates to means for establishing telephonic and signalling communication between the signalman and driver, and is intended for use in conjunction with existing appliances, when the ordinary semaphore or other signals are obscured by fog &c. One or more conducting-wires &c. A, A<1> are mounted on standards a parallel to the rails, in position to be engaged for a portion or portions of the length of each wire by a contact-brush K on the engine. The brush K is connected through the bell P, Fig. 2, the indicator Q, and a telephone S to the engine frame. The brush is preferably revoluble, the form shown in Fig. 3 consisting of tufts k<3> of coppered or nickel-plated steel, brass, aluminium, gun-metal, or other conducting-material which can be made into strands of the requisite flexibility, clamped in sockets k<1> of a casting pivoted in the bracket k<7>. An adjustable braking- spring L is provided to regulate the rotation. The bracket k' may be pivoted to the wooden support k<9>, by which it is adjustably secured in the socket N, Fig. 2, one or more volute springs being employed to return the bracket to its normal position after impact. In a modification, the sockets k<1> are omitted, the bristles being arranged in a continuous circle. In another form, which does not rotate, the bristles are clamped in a socket fixed to the support k<9>. The track wire A is connected up to the bell G in the signal cabin, the bells G, P being rung when the brush k makes contact with the wire A, to indicate the proximity of the train to the signal. A mechanical bell I on the engine is operated by a trip-lever J on the track, for the same purpose, and other similar trip-levers are provided to indicate by the bell I the position of the train with respect to the various signals. The wire A', which serves to indicate the ' line clear' position of the distant' and 'home' signals C, C', by means of the indicator Q, is connected through a contact T to a switch F, which can be set to connect up the bell G, or the telephone D, as required. The contact T is arranged to be closed only when the signal is set to `line ` clear,' the controlling-mechanism shown comprising a lever 11 actuated through the sliding bar l<2> by the cam bar t<3> connected to the signal lever v. The indicator Q is of the electromagnetic type, showing 'danger' normally, and 'safe' when a current passes through it. A third track wire acts in conjunction with the starting-signal C<2>, and may bo connected to a contact T controlled by the starting-signal lever.
Patent GB-190120036-A (GB)
Title: Improvements for Corsets
Inventor: PHILLIPS MARY
Filed: 1901-10-08
Granted: 1902-08-21
Abstract: 20,036. Phillips, M. Oct. 8. Corsets.-A corset is provided on each side of the busks with an attachment designed to improve the figure and relieve the strain on the busks. It consists of two strips A, B, of metal, whalebone, or the like, one A sewn to the corset parallel to the busk, and the other B at an angle as shown. The two strips are provided with lacing-hooks by which they are laced together to any desired degree of tightness.